Mallesons Stephen Jaques has announced the addition of a dozen new partners.

The firm announced that the 12 new partners would commence their new roles on 1 January 2011, and would be spread across its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Hong Kong offices.

Those joining the firm's partnership include Scott Heezen and Wayne Leach in Sydney; Joseph Muraca, Kate Jackson-Maynes, Anne-Marie Neagle, Beth Cubitt and Domenic Gatto in Melbourne; Craig Rogers in Brisbane; Dan Kirk and Larissa Strk-Lingard in Perth; and Paul McBride and Edmund Wan in Hong Kong.